{"id":733173,"date":"2026-06-29T16:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/733173\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T16:38:10","slug":"cass-county-sheriff-issues-alert-after-black-bear-sightings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/733173\/","title":{"rendered":"Cass County sheriff issues alert after black bear sightings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">CASS COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) &#8211; The Cass County Sheriff\u2019s Office is warning rural residents after a black bear was spotted in two areas during June.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The bear has been seen in both Harwood and rural Amenia, the sheriff\u2019s office said. Authorities do not know if it is the same animal, but are issuing the alert out of \u201can abundance of caution\u201d and in the interest of public safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Residents are urged to stay vigilant and be aware of their surroundings, especially during the summer months when children are outside more often.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Parents are encouraged to talk with their children about what to do if they see a bear \u2014 specifically, to notify an adult immediately and to stay away from the animal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Anyone who sees the bear is asked to call 911 right away.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The sheriff\u2019s office also reminds residents to keep garbage cans closed and, when possible, stored inside a building or other enclosed structure to avoid attracting wildlife.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KVLY. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CASS COUNTY, N.D. (Valley News Live) &#8211; The Cass County Sheriff\u2019s Office is warning rural residents after a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":733174,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[79,201],"class_list":["post-733173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=733173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/733173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/733174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=733173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=733173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=733173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}